A/HRC/42/4/Add.1 declaration of the individual. These questions shall contain the answer option for the respondent "I prefer not to answer". • Article 22 of the draft law on census provides clearly the violations that constitute an administrative offense and are punishable. According to this draft law there is not any provision which stipulate fines for “incorrect” answers with regard the question about the ethnicity. • The preparation of draft law on the Population census 2020 is followed by a consultative process, including consultative meeting with minorities and ethno-cultural groups. In the coming period will be organized information campaigns on this process, including the right of self-identification of the individuals. 7. Albanian Government wishes to provide the following information on the noted recommendations by clarifying the raisons of this position: (a) Recommendation 95.1: • Taking into account that the subject-matter of this Convention are tribal peoples in independent countries whose social, cultural and economic conditions differ from other parts of the community and whose status is wholly or partially regulated by traditions, specific laws or regulations, and peoples in independent countries who are considered indigenous because of their background and who, regardless of their legal status, retain some or all of their own social, economic, cultural and political institutions, and given the fact that there are no such groups in the Republic of Albania, we consider that it is not a priority to ratify this convention. (b) Recommendations 95.22, 95.23, 95.24, 95.25, 95.26: • In relation with the amendments of the Family Code to provide legal recognition for the same sex partnership, and same sex civil union as is stated specifically in the above recommendations, the Government of the Republic of Albania is currently not planning (for the next 4 years) proposals to include these amendments on the Family Code. (c) Recommendations 93.33, 95.34, 95.35, 95.36, 95.37: • The Republic of Albania has responded positively to the humanitarian situation of residents for relocation of the Camp Hyrriya in Iraq by welcoming a considerable number of residents, by contributing to the United Nations efforts to support their resettlement. In this regard, Albania is committed based on the humanitarian grounds aiming at offering Camp Hyrriya residents a permanent, safe location outside of Iraq. Albania remains the biggest contributor to the MEK relocation process, despite the limited logistic, financial and human resources capacities. In this regard, Albanian position is based on the fact that the relocation of the MEK to Albania was undertaken on humanitarian bases. As far as the Albanian authorities are concerned, there are no complaints or denunciations for obstructing the inhabitants of this residential centre to leave in another country. • There were no problems during their deployment. Purchase of land, construction and transfer of ownership is done according to the legislation. The conditions of the camp are normal and more than 90% of the works has been completed. Only a few elderly persons live outside the camp in a rented flat. Some persons belonging to this community organised protests for social reasons. No cases of violence against women have been reported or noted in the camp. There are no children in the Manzë Residential Centre. Deceased persons belonging to this community are buried in the local cemetery of the area according to the rules and procedures provided by domestic legislation. 5

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